George Santos (R-NY), if, indeed that is his name, originally got elected to the House of Representatives through lies. He “inflated” his resume beyond the breaking point. He has become the punchline of jokes. Since he has claimed so many outrageous accomplishments, people took to assigning him new accomplishments. His “legend” grows, just not in the way, maybe, he had hoped. People were SO impressed with this amazing and accomplished young man they sent him to Congress. Then people found out he lied about, well, everything, really. (There really IS the possibility George Santos is not even his real name.)

Now the good people of New York are interested in sending him to jail. He could have avoided it, possibly, by just stepping down. He refused. Criminal charges were preferred. (Basically, he collected lots of money under false pretenses. Classic con job from an unusual con…) But George doesn’t know when to quit any more than the Dumbass and, instead, he’s running for his seat again! (Just like the Dumbass.)

I guess I’m not surprised. With access to lying conservative media, lying is part of the game and why wouldn’t he (and trump) guess that he’ll get away with it? The part that surprises me? In this campaign season, Santos has raised what AP referred to as a “paltry” $138,000, most of which he used to repay himself for personal money he contributed for his first campaign. Paltry? He’s the most outrageous, egregious liar since Donald Trump (though not as good at it, I submit) and he STILL raised $138,000?

Knowing what we know now, who would give this guy bus fare, let alone a campaign contribution? It’s one of those situations where I find myself wondering what the hell is wrong with people? If that “paltry” money isn’t from his family, it likely came from people contributing to the “R,” no matter whom that may be. People do it for the “D,” too, but the “D” doesn’t have anything like George Santos or Donald Trump. Those guys seem detached from reality, at the very least, and the Dems would have booted them, had they gotten that far in the first place…

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Have you heard this? The temperature of the water off the coast of Floriduh was measured at 97 degrees Fahrenheit! For comparison, hot tubs tend to run around 103 – 104 degrees. After years – no, decades – of “debate” about the existence of Climate Change, we’re ALL going to get what the deniers deserve. Thanks, cons. Your corporate loyalty was…killer…

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We might have seen this coming. As part of their campaign to “own libs” the always-wrong cons decided expertise was for idiots. If you listen to your buddy rather than your doctor, you might well shorten your life. If you let some talking head re-roof your house, you’ll likely spend the next rain storms running around with pots, trying to catch the drips. Ask a toddler to fix your car. See how long it takes… Hey, at least they’re not experts, right?

The Republican Party of at least two states, Michigan and Arizona, looks like they eschewed the services of expert accountants and financial managers. Now they’re broke, or nearly so. At $98,000, the Michigan GOP has almost as much money as George Santos raised. Suddenly, party members want to know where their money went. The party is breaking into factions and in Michigan, a violent brawl broke out. Cops were called. Looking good, GOP…

Despite appearances, there are STILL some smart Republicans out there. One guy in Michigan donated over $4 million dollars but won’t anymore because he questions “whether the state party has the necessary expertise to spend the money wisely.” (Spoiler alert: they don’t. Why would they trust experts?)

Apparently, the two states backed trump’s play to overturn a legal and proper election (aka, traitorous coup). They’ve also supported trump-lite candidates who do not appeal to the general population so much as the radical right and, therefore, have decreasingly slim chances of success as the nation finally catches on to the national GOP campaign of bunk and braggadocio. Curiously, seemingly inexplicably (if you’re a MAGA con), the red states that did NOT support the ridiculous, moronic claims of the traitorous, sexual predator Donald Trump are not suffering the same fate. It’s a mystery – to MAGA cons…

There’s an old adage: a fool and his money are soon parted. MAGA GOP decided to put the concept to the test. Bad idea. (Just another in a long line…) The smart money dried up and the foolish money is running out.

I’ll tell you this: I expect the GOP will figure it out. In our vicious Capitalist society, the money has spoken so I expect the parties to start moving left again as they seek more mainstream appeal. MAGA doesn’t sell anymore. Expect the “movement” to go the way of the pet rock…or at least the way of the Libertarians…